Absolute Kill Three Spears
"Sheng Hao, after millions of years of painstaking research, I have finally combined the 'Netherflame Secret Manual' of my Ying Family to create this 'Thirteen Spears of Starblaze Netherflame.' You, Sheng Hao, are the first test subject of my spear technique after Great Accomplishment!" Ying Qiang was arrogant and proud, holding his spear, his aura soaring to the sky.
Sheng Hao only recently mastered this spear Cultivation Method; he perfected it after reaching the Mid-grade Divine Human.
The "Netherflame Secret Manual" was considered an ordinary cultivation Method Formula within the Ying Family. Although Ying Qiang also followed the orders of the Ying Family head to cultivate the "Domain of Ying Zhou Tian Ling Xi Technique," one of the two secret manuals of the Ghost Spirit Faction, Ying Qiang had always loved spear techniques and devoted most of his energy to them. Later, he discovered that the "Netherflame Secret Manual" was helpful for his spear technique cultivation, so he immediately focused on cultivating the "Netherflame Secret Manual."
"The Three Chapters of Devastating Kills of the Ghosts and Domain of Ying Zhou Tian Ling Xi Technique of Yingyu" are the two ultimate techniques of the Ghost Spirit Faction. At the same time, "The Three Chapters of Devastating Kills of the Ghosts and Gods of Fengdu" belongs to the Feng Family, and "The Domain of Ying Zhou Tian Ling Xi Technique" also belongs to the Feng Family!
As for the "Thirteen Spears of Starblaze Netherflame" technique, no one knows for sure, because in past competitions, Ying Qiang only defeated his opponent by using other Method Formula from the Ying Family.
"Ying Qiang, I want to see just how powerful your self-created spear technique really is. I won't bully you; I'll use my Sheng Family's 'Nine Swords of Xuandu' to deal with you!" Sheng Hao smiled slightly, and a flash of light appeared in his hand, revealing a top-tier divine artifact-level longsword.
Flying Sword are usually used for long-range attacks, but the one in Sheng Hao's hand is a longsword, which is obviously for close-range attacks!
"Enough with the nonsense, take this first strike of my Starfire Netherfire—One Strike Across the Land!" With a loud shout, a faint black aura began to emanate from Ying Qiang's body, rising like flames...
The black spear spun incessantly, a black aura swirling around it like black lightning. In an instant, the spinning spear pierced through space and appeared before Sheng Hao.
Sheng Hao's expression immediately turned serious, and he slightly flipped his longsword. Hundreds of Divine Power surged forth, forming a vortex that continuously reduced the powerful attack of the black spear.
Each ribbon of Divine Power gently caressed the black spear, like a wife caressing her husband. The spear's powerful rotational force gradually weakened, and the ribbons became increasingly intertwined, eventually binding the spear completely.
Ying Qiang's powerful attack was completely reduced by Sheng Hao's casual sword strike, demonstrating the principle of using softness to overcome hardness! An absolutely perfect performance.
"This is the first sword strike!"
Sheng Hao said calmly, "The Nine Swords of Xuandu is just a very ordinary Method Formula, but in Sheng Hao's hands it is extremely extraordinary."
Ying Qiang coldly replied, "Hmph, it seems you do have some skill. Fine, then I'll let you experience the final three deadly strikes of my Thirteen Spears of Starblaze Netherflame Strike Techniques!"
Ying Qiang sheathed his spear and stood there, seemingly emanating an invincible spear light from his body. The black aura of the Netherfire also began to become turbulent and rose even higher!
With a low groan, the Divine Power within Ying Qiang surged wildly, continuously pouring powerful energy into the black spear. Fortunately, the spear was a top-tier divine artifact; otherwise, it certainly wouldn't have been able to withstand the pressure.
A black aura continued to rise, and a gigantic ghost god, hundreds of feet tall, formed behind Ying Qiang's body. However, compared to Feng Shu, the image of Ying Qiang's ghost god was much clearer, and the ghost god held a black spear that was over a hundred feet long in its hand.
"Gun Spirit Life!"
With a low shout, Ying Qiang's black spear flew up and merged into the hundred-foot-long spear in the ghost god's hand. Suddenly, the spear in the ghost god's hand seemed to become a physical entity, and the spear energy was even more substantial, causing the air to wrinkle slightly.
Upon seeing this, Sheng Hao was secretly astonished. "This Ying Qiang has actually cultivated his original name, Ghost God, to such a level. It seems that not only has his power reached the level of Mid-grade Divine Human, but his mental cultivation is also very high!"
It's more than just high level. To create a unique skill, one absolutely needs a strong mental cultivation. Ying Qiang was able to create the "Thirteen Spears of Starblaze Netherflame," so his mental cultivation might even be higher than Sheng Hao's.
Meanwhile, in the VIP section...
"Ah, Ying Family, you have raised a fine son! His innate spirit has reached such a level, it's truly remarkable. Moreover, his spear technique seems quite good as well. It looks like your Ying Family is about to gain another unique skill!" An elder beside him said to Patriarch Ying Family.
The head of the Ying Family narrowed his eyes with delight upon hearing this, but in his heart he thought to himself, "Hehe, you little rascal, reaching the Emperor Rank is one thing, but to have reached the Natal Ghost God Rank is quite another. Not bad, the Spirit Venerable is indeed powerful! Fortunately, I didn't forcibly forbid this little rascal from cultivating the 'Netherflame Secret Manual' back then!"
The head of the Ying Family seems to have forgotten how he forced Ying Qiang to cultivate the "Domain of Ying Zhou Tian Ling Xi Technique" back then. If it weren't for the Nine Nether Spirit Venerable's words, there probably wouldn't be this so-called "Thirteen Spears of Starblaze Netherflame"!
Zhang Xingfeng was also very surprised. What surprised him was Ying Qiang's speed of progress. Two years ago, he was only Low-grade Divine Human, but now he is not only Mid-grade Divine Human, but it seems that his mental cultivation is about to break through to the High-grade Divine Human.
As for the natal spirit, Zhang Xingfeng was not surprised at all. He knew that this was unique to spiritual people because they were different from ordinary people. They were formed from Spiritual Qi, and the natal spirit was equivalent to the Nascent Soul of spiritual people.
"Ying Qiang is so powerful, it seems I need to summon my own natal spirit, otherwise I might get bullied by him, which would be embarrassing!" Sheng Hao's powerful Divine Power surged forth, and a giant a hundred feet tall appeared behind him, its solidity almost on par with Ying Qiang's natal spirit.
"Sword Spirit Born!"
The longsword in his hand flew into the giant longsword formed by the energy in the hand of his natal ghost god, and the giant longsword solidified instantly.
Seeing that Sheng Hao had also used his natal ghost spirit, Ying Qiang smiled faintly, his figure flashed, and his body instantly merged completely into his natal ghost spirit. Immediately, the eyes of his natal ghost spirit lit up, and its appearance changed drastically, also transforming into Ying Qiang's appearance, as if it were Ying Qiang whose body had grown a hundred times larger.
However, Zhang Xingfeng, who was watching the battle, knew that this natal ghost was completely different from the body that grew larger. When the body grew larger, the defense would automatically decrease, but this natal ghost was different; its attack power actually increased significantly.
"Damn it, he actually went straight for the spirit-divine unity right from the start, completely fighting me to the death!" Sheng Hao was exasperated. He hadn't expected Ying Qiang to be so reckless. With the spirit-divine unity, if someone got injured, both the spirit and the physical body would be severely injured.
"The first of the three deadly shots— Prairie Fire!"
The hundred-zhang-tall natal ghost god Ying Qiang, with a flick of his spear, instantly appeared in front of Sheng Hao with lightning speed.
"Sizzle..."
A sound like a knife slicing through glass rang out, and cracks instantly appeared in the space. The powerful force even easily shattered the space of the Spirit Realm.
"The Xuan Du Wuji!"
Sheng Hao's expression changed, and he immediately used the first sword of the "Nine Swords of Xuandu". He was a little late. If he had achieved spiritual unity, he probably wouldn't have been forced to use the last sword.
As soon as Sheng Hao's natal ghost god sword stood upright, circles began to emanate from the giant sword. The circles grew larger and larger, eventually covering an area of a hundred miles. In Sheng Hao's eyes, it was an overwhelming expanse.
The first of the three deadly shots, "Sparkling Prairie Fire," was also very powerful. The black spear, carrying spatial rifts, struck towards Sheng Hao's natal ghost god.
"Condense!"
With a low shout, Sheng Hao unleashed countless circles that began to swirl, each striking the longsword. The sword itself rippled, following a strange trajectory—not a perfect circle, but a zigzag one, with each bend revealing a small, peculiar formation...
The black spear's powerful penetrating force was immediately weakened, and this weakening was hundreds or thousands of times greater than the previous one!
"Despicable! You claim to be using only the 'Nine Swords of Xuandu,' but your sword intent is clearly the 'Mysterious Wheel Limitless Array,' a great secret technique of your Sheng Family!" Ying Qiang shouted coldly.
Hearing this, Sheng Hao was immediately embarrassed. Indeed, although he used a sword, his final move was the "Mysterious Wheel Limitless Array." The Sheng Family's Spirit Venerable Kuishui used the Wheel of Reincarnation, and he had now inherited the Wheel of Reincarnation. Of course, he was most familiar with the "Mysterious Wheel Limitless Array." Moreover, in terms of innate spirit, Sheng Hao was no stronger than Ying Qiang. Furthermore, Ying Qiang had just used the unity of spirit and god. Most importantly, the spear technique created by Ying Qiang was indeed a unique skill.
"Well done, Ying Qiang! You're really something. I take back what I said earlier! Now I'm going all out!" Sheng Hao's figure flashed, and he instantly merged with his natal ghost god.
Ying Qiang sneered, and the spear in his hand suddenly began to glow, emitting a black light—yes, a black light. If one did not see it with their own eyes, it would be hard to imagine how awe-inspiring the black light was.
"You say you use softness to overcome hardness? Let's see how you counter this move!" Ying Qiang's spear flashed out, and he moved with the spear, instantly appearing in front of Sheng Hao. Sheng Hao was shocked and retreated dozens of miles away.
"The second shot of the three deadly shots— Kiss of Netherflame!"
Ying Qiang's spear continued to spin, but the spinning was different from before. In the past, the spear itself spun in a straight line with a fixed center, but now the spear itself swayed from side to side, as if Ying Qiang himself could not hold it steady.
Would such an attack still be effective?
However, Ying Qiang's expression changed drastically; he was finally shocked by Ying Qiang's talent. This spear of Kiss of Netherflame could only be created by someone who had reached the Great Accomplishment their research into the Limitless Formation.
Even Zhang Xingfeng and the others watching the battle began to look at Ying Qiang with new respect, as if... Ying Qiang's talent was no less than Sheng Hao's.
Like a lover in love, all for a tender kiss...
Sheng Hao roared, and his longsword hummed softly, "Break—Kill!"
Softness can overcome hardness, and hardness can also overcome softness!
The longsword in his hand shot out like an arrow, directly colliding with Ying Qiang's spear. However, the black spear kept spinning, even its center was spinning. How could the longsword possibly collide with it?
However, Ying Qiang's expression suddenly changed. The Divine Power contained in Sheng Hao's sword was too strong, which had already created a flaw in his move. Even if it hit Sheng Hao, this flawed move would not cause Sheng Hao any harm.
Sheng Hao smiled with satisfaction. This was exactly the effect he wanted. As long as he used extremely strong and powerful force to destroy that perfect state of ultimate softness, he would have succeeded.
Ying Qiang's eyes lit up, and he gripped his spear tightly.
"The third of the three deadly shots— the Sky Breaking Hundred Spear Strike!"
With a shout and a powerful roar, Ying Qiang's eyes blazed with light, and the Ying Qiang in his hundred-foot-tall hand shone brightly, instantly appearing as if a single shot could strike a hundred times.
The gun's energy swept across the vast square, completely dominating everything. This move was extremely powerful, and its strength was evident from this example.
The hundred or so black spears followed the same trajectory as before, swaying in the same way, but now forming an array based on the hundred spears.
Sheng Hao's expression changed drastically. "How is this possible? Are these hundred spears physical objects? They should be afterimages formed when the speed reaches its limit, but how can afterimages form an array? Impossible!"
However, Sheng Hao had no way to counter this move.
Not only Sheng Hao, but also Zhang Xingfeng and the elders in the VIP seats had their expressions change drastically. This move had reached the level of a true sect's ultimate technique.
This final move transcends ordinary array formation techniques; it is undoubtedly the work of a master.
"Congratulations, congratulations! From today onwards, the Ghost Spirit Faction will have three great martial arts techniques!" Sheng Hao's father, the head of the Sheng Family, said with a smile that didn't reflect his true feelings.
The head of the Feng Family was also unhappy. Now that the Ying Family had two great martial arts techniques, from now on, the Ying Family would pull the Feng Family further and further away.
"Congratulations, congratulations to the Ying Family for possessing the second most powerful secret technique!" The elders began to say to the head of the Ying Family.
The head of the Ying Family chuckled as he watched Ying Qiang fight below, his smile growing even brighter, "Haha, it seems this kid Ying Qiang's spear technique is really good. Luckily, I supported him back then!"
The head of the Ying Family went from not opposing it to supporting it! That's quite a rapid change of heart!
At this moment, the head of the Ying Family was smiling so sweetly!
"Ah..." Sheng Hao was a little hysterical. He originally wanted to make Ying Qiang lose face, but now he was the one at a disadvantage.
"Water Wheel of Kui! Towering Waves!"
Sheng Hao went berserk, even taking out the Saint Artifact, the Water Wheel of Kui, and unleashed a powerful attack. Suddenly, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi converged and compressed into a liquid. The Water Wheel of Kui spun continuously, and the powerful Kui Water energy merged into it. In an instant, it surged towards Ying Qiang like a tidal wave.
Water cannot be cut or pierced!
Ying Qiang's spear technique was completely ineffective against this move. He wasn't afraid of the liquid formed by Spiritual Qi; he was afraid of the Kui Shui Qi emitted from the Kui Shui Transformation Theory!
Crumb!
Without the slightest hesitation, Ying Qiang immediately flashed away and fled far away. At the same time, he crushed the sphere and admitted defeat. Ever since Sheng Hao took out the Saint Artifact, he knew there was no hope. But by forcing Sheng Hao to take out the Saint Artifact, he, Ying Qiang, had succeeded!
At least, the only thing that Sheng Hao has more power than him is Saint Artifact!